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Seeds of Rebellion
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"Governments are instituted among Men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
--Thomas Jefferson
--Thomas Jefferson
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In the mid-17th century, the British passed the Navigation Acts that required all goods imported or exported from the colonies to be carried on English ships or pass through England ports for tax purposes and appointed customs inspectors to ensure these acts were followed. This became one of many seeds of rebellion planted long before the colonists took up arms against the British.
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The colonists believed that they should have representation in the British Parliament if they were to be taxed believing representation should be based on location; however, the British government believed in virtual representation where Parliament members represented the interests of all British classes, including the American colonists.
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With the seeds of rebellion already planted, Britain’s refusal to grant governmental representation while still taxing the colonies nurtured an attitude of discontent towards Britain as the British were about to reap what they had sown with increasing harassment of the British soldiers leaving the colonies ripe for a revolution.
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